Whatis his reaction to the proposal?

Duttadareacted very angrily to the proposal and said that it was allsuperstition.He also said that such superstitious behaviour could be understood inthe olden times because back then man did not know the true nature ofcomets. However, in modern times, such behaviour was unacceptable. Hesaid that it had been clearly established by statistical studies thattheir visits have no correlations with disasters on the earth.